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We've been having a jolly good time lambasting the United States federal government and, by extension, its various CIOs for Washington's problems in cybersecurity implementation. It turns out now that the fault, dear readers, lies not with the CIOs but with the government itself. The U.S. General Accountability Office has found that CIOs don't consistently have responsibility for 13 major areas of IT. Source: TechWorldNews
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Apple plans to offer a TV set by 2013 to replace its current Apple TV peripheral device, according to a report. The project is said to be headed by Jeff Robbin, who helped create the iPod and the iTunes media store. The rumor has been lent strength by a statement in the biography of the late Steve Jobs, Apple's cofounder. Source: TechWorldNews
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Two former Apple engineers have released a smart thermostat designed to reduce home energy use. Nest Labs -- a company formed by former iPod and iPhone guru Tony Fadell -- has introduced the Nest Learning Thermostat, a device that learns your daily schedule and adjusts your home's heating and cooling accordingly. Source: TechWorldNews
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AP - Like just about everyone in the Phoenix area, Jen Pollock has lost several neighbors to foreclosure and short sales. And, like hundreds of thousands of others in Arizona, Pollock and her husband are upside down on their mortgage, owing about twice as much as their suburban house is now worth. More...
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111025/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_libya"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111024/capt.c80a59596842437da8d852ce65c30c7f-c80a59596842437da8d852ce65c30c7f-0.jpg?x=130&y=74&q=85&sig=ObfhtUvauiKJoovbSBtKyg--" align="left" height="74" width="130" alt="In this image made from amateur video provided by the Libya Youth Movement and filmed on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, an injured Moammar Gadhafi is surrounded by Libyan fighters in Sirte, Libya. There are international calls, led by the U.S. and Britain, for an investigation of whether Libyan fighters killed a wounded Gadhaf…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111025/ap_on_re_eu/eu_turkey_quake"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111024/capt.22b4f0ab90c849f48670de2dff5e1e54-22b4f0ab90c849f48670de2dff5e1e54-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=UaVa4smQAy5bqZfRdOy3qg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Emergency workers carry a youth they rescued from the rubble and debris of a collapsed building in Ercis, eastern Turkey, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. Dozens of people were trapped in mounds of concrete, twisted steel and construction debris after hundreds of buildings in two cities and mud-brick homes in nearby villages p…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111025/ap_on_en_mo/us_obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111024/capt.26d91c5755f0411fa3f67a81596af7fa-26d91c5755f0411fa3f67a81596af7fa-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=GYR_yfwY7.obD64K8IgnXw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama speaks in Las Vegas, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. Obama, in Las Vegas during a three-day trip to the West Coast, announced new rules to help homeowners with little or no equity in their home to refinance their mortgages to avoid foreclosures. (AP Photo/John Locher)" border="0" /></a>AP - President …
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Microsoft has signed an agreement with Compal Electronics granting the device maker coverage under Microsoft's patent portfolio for its tablets, mobile phones, e-readers and other consumer devices running Android or Chrome.The deal comes hard on the heels of similar arrangements made with Wistron and Quanta Computer. Source: TechWorldNews
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A number of major U.S.-based financial institutions have blockaded payments to Wikileaks, forcing the site to temporarily cease publication. Wikileaks is asking supporters to immediately start donating money through other entities in order to keep the site running. The blockade has cut off 95 percent of its revenue, the group claims. Source: TechWorldNews
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111024/ap_on_en_mo/us_obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111024/capt.6437f740a8764173bd3cb4e36a3d7aa8-c1577dec58784f488bd6b3a62d5d4088-0.jpg?x=130&y=106&q=85&sig=pm6myW1QR6KK2_ufn.rpKg--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="CORRECTS YEAR - President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" border="0" /></a>AP - Seeking to circumvent congressional opposition, President Barack Obama will promote a series of executive branch steps aimed at jumpstarting t…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111024/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_syria"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111024/capt.e50bd3287da143c38302c6a4af4afd97-e50bd3287da143c38302c6a4af4afd97-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=PHiaQSSj84g4Szm64oFKww--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="FILE - In this June 20, 2011 photo taken during a government-organized tour for foreign diplomats and the media, US ambassador in Syria Robert Ford, covers his nose during his visit with other foreign diplomats to a mass grave, in Jisr el-Shughour, north of Syria. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Monday…
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With the U.S. elections ramping up and IBM's 100-year anniversary event in New York focusing like a laser on what makes a good leader, I'm finding it hard not to compare both the incumbent and Republican challengers to the top leaders in technology and find them wanting. I'm starting to wonder if the problem that the U.S. and most democratic countries have is lack of a clear definition of what is needed in a leader. Source: TechWorldNews
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Verizon Wireless has disabled the bootloader unlock feature in the software on the Droid Razr, the Android smartphone that Motorola unveiled last week. Motorola had shipped the Droid Razr with a bootloader that can be unlocked and relocked, company spokesperson Becki Leonard told LinuxInsider. Source: TechWorldNews
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Those tactical robots some police departments use to deal with dangerous situations are great, but they have one drawback -- they're specialized and so are limited to a few uses. What if a police or fire department could create a bunch of robots as needed for different uses? That's the idea the University of Pennsylvania's ModLab goes after with its FoamBot. Source: TechWorldNews
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111024/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111023/capt.8498858cbefb4cce8b3104349d6e0f66-8498858cbefb4cce8b3104349d6e0f66-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=6MQ6EpfFB1Wek3FrCRoeAg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="An Iraqi police officer uses a detector at a checkpoint in central Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. A U.S. Department of State program to train Iraqi police lacks focus, could become a 'bottomless pit' of American money, and is not even appreciated by the Iraqi government, a U.S. government watchdog warned in a repo…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111024/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_libya"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111023/capt.e0e8ab5e3cef4df19784e8130682aaca-e0e8ab5e3cef4df19784e8130682aaca-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=YtADmNxr5OwGPzsWi216ww--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Wahab Al Ghazali of Libya, left, poses next to a poster of Moammar Gadhafi reading 'End of Dictator, Libya is Free, Thanks to the Blood of its Martyrs' as they celebrate at Saha Kish Square in Benghazi, Libya, Sunday Oct. 23, 2011 as Libya's transitional government declared the liberation of Libya after months of bloodsh…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111024/ap_on_re_eu/eu_turkey_quake"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111023/capt.0b5b78dd4700437aa90a04c9a332f8ca-0b5b78dd4700437aa90a04c9a332f8ca-0.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=4RZdh5yTPhTFNK8o4EdBoA--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="People rescue a woman trapped under debris after a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, collapsing about 45 buildings in Van province, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011 according to the deputy Turkish prime minister. Only one death was immediately confirmed, but scientists estimated that up to 1,000 people …
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111023/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_iran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111023/capt.78791ba25acf46a7afd053014bcc05e5-78791ba25acf46a7afd053014bcc05e5-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=n0R1xsvgd3r.brG.XIvLSw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, speaks to the international media during her visit to a hospital in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. Clinton is at the tail end of a weeklong, seven-nation overseas trip that has already taken her to Malta, Libya, Oman, Afghanistan, Pak…
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